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MICRO--NON-SPECIFIC RESISTANCE--GENERAL


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IN GENERAL, THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST MICROBES COULD BE DESCRIBED AS:KEEP THEM OUT BY SKIN & MUCOUS MEMBRANES (NON-SPECIFIC)
THE SECOND LINE OF DEFENSE, WHICH IS NEEDED IF THE FIRST LINE FAILS, INVOLVES:PHAGOCYTOSIS, FEVER, INFLAMMATION, ANTIMICROBIAL SUBSTANCES (NON-SPECIFIC)
THE THIRD LINE OF DEFENSE IS:IMMUNE RESPONSE--ACTIVATED T CELLS & ANTIBODIES (SPECIFIC)
MECHANICAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE INCLUDE 6:SKIN, MUCOUS MEMBRANES, LACRIMAL APPARATUS, SALIVARY GLANDS, MUCUS,VAGINAL SECRETIONS
CHEMICAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE INCLUDE 4:SEBUM, LYSOZYME,GASTRIC JUICE,TRANSFERRINS
NORMAL FLORA ORGANISMS ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO NON-SPECIFIC DEFENSES IN 3 WAYS:COMPETITION, PRODUCING SUBSTANCES HARMFUL TO PATHOGENS,ALTERING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
4 SIGNS OF INFLAMMATION ALWAYS PRESENT ARE:HEAT, SWELLING, REDNESS, PAIN
A FIFTH SIGN OF INFLAMMATION, WHICH OCCURS IF DAMAGE IS SEVERE, IS:LOSS OF FUNCTION
ANY TYPE OF ___ ___ TRIGGERS A RESPONSE CALLED INFLAMMATION.TISSUE DAMAGE
3 PURPOSES OF THE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE:DESTROY & REMOVE INVADING MICROBES & THEIR TOXINS, CONFINE OR WALL OFF MICROBES THAT CANNOT BE REMOVED, CLEAN UP AREA IN PREPARATION FOR REPAIR
FIRST STAGE OF INFLAMMATION:VASODILATION & INCREASED PERMEABILITY
SECOND STAGE OF INFLAMMATION:PHAGOCYTE MIGRATION TO AREA & PHAGOCYTOSIS
PHAGOCYTIC CELLS THAT ARRIVE FASTEST:NEUTROPHILS
PHAGOCYTIC CELLS THAT ARRIVE MORE SLOWLY BUT PHAGOCYTIZE DEAD CELLS & DEBRIS AS WELL AS MICROBES:WANDERING MACROPHAGES
THIRD STAGE OF INFLAMMATION:TISSUE REPAIR
FEVER OCCURS WHEN THE BODY'S "THERMOSTAT," LOCATED IN THE ___ IS RESET TO A HIGHER TEMPERATURE.HYPOTHALAMUS
THE CHEMICAL RELEASED FROM ACTIVE PHAGOCYTES WHICH BEGINS THE RESET OF THE BODY'S THERMOSTAT IS:INTERLEUKIN-1
INTERLEUKIN-1 CAUSES THE HYPOTHALAMUS TO RELEASE ___ WHICH ACTUALLY RESET THE THERMOSTAT.PROSTAGLANDINS
LIST SOME BENEFITS OF FEVER:MAY SLOW REPRODUCTION OF MICROBES, INTENSIFIES EFFECTS OF INTERFERONS,LIMITS IRON AVAILABLE TO MICROBES, MAY SPEED REPAIR